Last Show Recap

In the first half, futurist Paul Guercio and physicist Dr. George Hart, who run the Merlin Project, which tracks trends for current events, prominent business people, politicians and celebrities, discussed their latest predictive timetraks, created through their software-based forecasting technology.

In the latter half, crime reporter and sports writer for nearly 35 years for the Toronto Star, Bob Mitchell, spoke about harrowing stories of alien abduction and visitation, including encounters with Greys, Mantids, and other entities.

According to J. David Smith, Ph.D., metacognition, or thinking about thinking, is not unique to humans. The University at Buffalo comparative psychologist says there is growing evidence that dolphins, macaque monkeys, and other animals share our ability to reflect upon, monitor or regulate their states of mind. Smith's research is presented in the September issue of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. More at ScienceDaily.

From Bruce Lipton: "The largest crop circle ever reported showed up in the Netherlands the day my book came off the press...The crop circle and the cover illustration on my book are the exact same image...

Phyllis Abbott, 79, and husband George, 84, discovered a deadly tropical plant called the Devil's Snare growing in their Suffolk, UK garden. It is normally found in the Amazon and used by South American Indians to poison their hunting weapons. The plant's venom causes blurred vision and hallucinations, and can lead to coma and death. Experts believe the seeds of the toxic plant arrived by way of bird droppings. Read more at The Telegraph.

The 21st century's longest eclipse brought near darkness to a path that swept across India, China, and the South Pacific during daylight hours. Many stayed indoors, fearful of the event, while others gathered and cheered...

A photo taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station shows a unique view of a recent volcanic eruption in the Kuril Island chain, northeast of Japan. The image captures the eruption in its earliest stage...

Residents of the tiny town of Tuscarora, Nevada have come up with a novel way of repelling the yearly invasion of Mormon crickets—they aim boom boxes toward the desert and blast local rock station KHIX from dawn to dusk. More at Gizmodo.

In an underwater cave in Israel that had been sealed off for five million years, eight previously unknown species have been discovered. One of the invertebrate creatures resembles a shrimp, another a scorpion. Scientists believe that there may be more discoveries coming from this unique and ancient ecosystem. For more info, photos & video, visit BBC News.

How real is the science behind the new docudrama Supervolcano, airing tonight on the Discovery Channel? The film, which portrays a volcanic eruption in Yellowstone, is actually quite well done, said a former USGS scientist who served as a consultant on the project.

Using cannabis as a medical treatment dates back thousands of years. But the plant has also been employed for many other purposes. For instance, one of the earliest known woven fabrics was said to be made of hemp. More recently, the original Levi jeans were made out of a tough hemp sailcloth for miners during the California Gold Rush, so that their pockets wouldn't tear when filled with gold.